Random thoughts (*rises from the dead*)

[Lunaseraphim]

Can you share one discovery?

The autobiography of Virginia Giuffre lollllll another autobiography I read recently that I really enjoy was Julia Fox's.

The last book I read is called "Swallows" by Natsuo Kirino. She's a fantastic writer. Right now I am reading "A certain hunger" by Chelsea Summers.

And you?

 

[interferon]

The autobiography of Virginia Giuffre lollllll another autobiography I read recently that I really enjoy was Julia Fox's.

The last book I read is called "Swallows" by Natsuo Kirino. She's a fantastic writer. Right now I am reading "A certain hunger" by Chelsea Summers.

And you?

A novel Fever Dreams by Samantha Schweblin and Rat Girl, memoir by Kristin Hersh. Loved both of them. The Kirino book look really interesting, thanks.

 

[Lunaseraphim]

A novel Fever Dreams by Samantha Schweblin and Rat Girl, memoir by Kristin Hersh. Loved both of them. The Kirino book look really interesting, thanks.

''Rat Girl'' was on my list a really long time ago but I forgot about it!!
''Fever dreams'' also sounds amazing.
Just bought both of them lol

 

[Lunaseraphim]

Another random thought : movie adaptation of books are often either fantastic or terrible.. I always feel slightly guilty when I prefer the movie version and dislike the book, I don't know why

 

[LeDodo]

I usually look at the weather forecast regularly but lately I've been always looking at when the temperature gets above zero constantly

 

[Lunaseraphim]

I usually look at the weather forecast regularly but lately I've been always looking at when the temperature gets above zero constantly

Same! I tried to enjoy the snow and winter energy this year but since I came back from vacation I've been really excited for the summer

 

[Johnny test]

Another random thought : movie adaptation of books are often either fantastic or terrible.. I always feel slightly guilty when I prefer the movie version and dislike the book, I don't know why

interesting. on the (more or less) same topic i learned to appreciate movie adaptations that are diffrent from the book, more than the opposite. Blade Runner comes to mind as an example.

 

[Johnny test]

Nothing is serious here

i'm also on team "nothing is serious here" but sometimes my sense of irony does not translate well

 

[interferon]

Another random thought : movie adaptation of books are often either fantastic or terrible.. I always feel slightly guilty when I prefer the movie version and dislike the book, I don't know why

There are great movies made based on terrible books so no need to fell guilty! But I know what you mean. I feel a bit gulity when I watch a movie based on a classic book but I've never read the classic book, like Lawrence of Arabia or Howard's End.

 

[Johnny test]

About 15/20% of the adds i see on you tube are from the government of canada and not particularly well targeted, not sure what they want from me. They didn't ask for my opinion but if they did i would much rather they put this money in roads

 

[Lunaseraphim]

There are great movies made based on terrible books so no need to fell guilty! But I know what you mean. I feel a bit gulity when I watch a movie based on a classic book but I've never read the classic book, like Lawrence of Arabia or Howard's End.

I don't really envision myself picking up Lawrence of Arabia or Howard's End as books anytime soon lol
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Then there are controversies. Like the multiple adaptations of Wuthering Heights. The recent one having been the subject of major arguments online for reasons I won't name here.

 

[Lunaseraphim]

interesting. on the (more or less) same topic i learned to appreciate movie adaptations that are diffrent from the book, more than the opposite. Blade Runner comes to mind as an example.

I agree! (Scrolling up)

I like when an adaptation of a book assigns a different meaning to the original story and takes liberties. Comparing the David Lynch version of Dune to the recent one with that annoying French actor is really interesting

As for this forum not being serious yeah nothing should be taken seriously here yet a lot of people do lol .. but I'd rather not pursue this conversation at least not in public

 

[interferon]

I don't really envision myself picking up Lawrence of Arabia or Howard's End as books anytime soon lol
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That makes 2 of us.

 

[MrRight]

The autobiography of Virginia Giuffre lollllll another autobiography I read recently that I really enjoy was Julia Fox's.

The last book I read is called "Swallows" by Natsuo Kirino. She's a fantastic writer. Right now I am reading "A certain hunger" by Chelsea Summers.

And you?

I did not read Virginia Giuffre's (ghost-written) book!
A few quick questions:
Was it a predictable 400 page tales of woe, victimhood whine?
Did she take ownership of the decisions she made as an adult?
(Or, was it always somebody else's fault?)
Did she ever address in the book why during her 3 years of sexual servitude and supposedly being held captive against her will by Epstein and Maxwell ... she never attempted to escape?
Did she ever admit to being a shameless recruiter ... herself?
As the poster child of sexual abuse ...did she ever address why she was a no-show and MIA ... during the sex trafficking trial of the century?

 

[Lunaseraphim]

I did not read Virginia Giuffre's (ghost-written) book!
A few quick questions:
Was it a predictable 400 page tales of woe, victimhood whine?
Did she take ownership of the decisions she made as an adult?
(Or, was it always somebody else's fault?)
Did she ever address in the book why during her 3 years of sexual servitude and supposedly being held captive against her will by Epstein and Maxwell ... she never attempted to escape?
Did she ever admit to being a shameless recruiter ... herself?
As the poster child of sexual abuse ...did she ever address why she was a no-show and MIA ... during the sex trafficking trial of the century?

My good sir I hope you are having a wonderful day. Bless your heart and may the devil not reach your soul. The sermon at church this morning was wonderful. The choir boys didn't look too happy but I'm a good Catholic woman and I don't believe none of what they say about our good church.

 

[interferon]

This thread has inspired me to use Ignore 3 times in last 48 hours. It's a record!

 

[AnthonyAnderson]

I agree! (Scrolling up)

I like when an adaptation of a book assigns a different meaning to the original story and takes liberties. Comparing the David Lynch version of Dune to the recent one with that annoying French actor is really interesting

As for this forum not being serious yeah nothing should be taken seriously here yet a lot of people do lol .. but I'd rather not pursue this conversation at least not in public

Here's a surprising book recommendation coming from me: https://a.co/d/0hvb2aCa

 

[MrRight]

My good sir I hope you are having a wonderful day. Bless your heart and may the devil not reach your soul. The sermon at church this morning was wonderful. The choir boys didn't look too happy but I'm a good Catholic woman and I don't believe none of what they say about our good church.

Those are fair questions and deserved to be answered!
Please forgive my cynicism and world-weary skepticism!
(But, I highly suspect that the poster child of sexual abuse and held-captive-against-their-will sex trafficking ...is an abject, mendacious storyteller**!)
So, just what can be inferred from Virginia Giuffre's ghost-written bestseller " Nobody's Girl":
(Let's put her to the test and take the aforementioned questions one at a time):

1) Was it a 400 page predictable tales-of-woe, victimhood whine?
Yes.

2) Did she take ownership of the decisions she made as an adult?
Of course not.

3) Or, was it always somebody else's fault?
Yes, throughout the 400 pages she steadfastly maintained her perpetual victimhood (she was never responsible for anything that ever happened to her)!

4) Did she ever address in the book during her 3 years of sexual servitude and supposedly being held captive by Epstein and Maxwell ... why she never attempted to escape?
Of course not.

5) Did she ever admit to being a shameless recruiter ... herself?
No (God forbid she would admit how shamelessly duplicitous she really was)!

6) As the poster child of sexual abuse ... did she ever address the question ... as to why she was a no-show and MIA ... during the sex trafficking trial of the century?
Of course not!

400 pages of ghostwritten, self-serving, woe-is-me, victimhood drivel ... and she couldn't answer 1 hardball question!


**
Do a deep AI dive on the mendacious storytellers ...Tawana Brawley and Crystal Mangum!
Methinks, Virginia Giuffre can be enshrined along with Tawana Brawley and Crystal Mangum ... on the MT. RUSHMORE of MENDACIOUS STORYTELLERS!



























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[MrRight]

I’ll say what no one else seems to want to overtly say:

This is an insane take and disgusting. You’re collecting Blocks and Ignores like Pokémon rn

May I suggest you do a deep AI dive on Tawana Brawley and Crystal Mangum!
(They were on 60 Minutes ...shamelessly spewing their mendacious tales of woe!)
They had the NY Times and CNN breathlessly reporting on their victimhood!
(Oh... let us not forget Elizabeth Holmes!)
She, too, was on 60 Minutes ...in full mendacious storytelling mode!

 

[MrRight]

Here's a surprising book recommendation coming from me: https://a.co/d/0hvb2aCa

What say yee to the fact that... the shameless ,mendacious abject storytellers (Tawana Brawley, Crystal Mangum and Elizabeth Holmes had the NY Times, CNN and 60 Minutes ... taking the bait ... hook, line and sinker?
(They blindly signed off on their falsehoods!)